Chornobyl as an Environmental Archive

In the face of environmental disaster and loss of homeland, many people turn to archival techniques to preserve community history. Folklore as collective memory offers a useful perspective in fostering Chornobyl history, of both the explosion, and life from before.

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Sophia Cunningham class of 2025, is an Environmental Studies major and amateur latte recipe developer.

RUSSB220 Chornobyl, Bryn Mawr College, Fall 2023

Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.

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